A legislative act to automate the sealing of non-violent criminal records failed in the Senate, delaying relief for thousands ...

The Illinois Clean Slate Act, which would automatically seal criminal records of nonviolent felons, failed to pass the ...

Illinois’ gambling industry could be set for a boost if House Bill 3080 and Senate Bill 1963 are successful in their attempts ...

This legislative session members of the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill to make it easier to sue out-of-state ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down the sentence Friday, four months after the former Illinois House speaker was ...

The former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced on June 13, on federal corruption charges. He was also given ...

The March 19 rally was historic. Between 5,000 and 8,000 homeschool supporters flooded the Capitol, prompting officials to ...

Computing facilities require lots of water to operate, putting the burden of allocating resources on municipalities.

Illinois members of congress are reacting after former Illinois speaker of the house, Michael Madigan, was sentenced to 7.5 ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...

Despite failing to get a mass transit funding package passed in the Illinois legislature this spring, some lawmakers continue ...